Zuma – manifestly unfit for purpose

Originally published in The Star, April 4 2016

Moral debates are not settled in courts. The law can be profoundly immoral, if it is written and practised by those who want to defend immorality, or those who are not aware of what their moral responsibilities are. For one, it can defend things that are immoral (for example, by prohibiting gay marriage), and second, it can be silent on moral issues that should be prohibited by the law.